Recipe For Cooking Accordion Pleated Cookies

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Accordion Pleated Cookies

This was the recipe used for a National Grange cooking contest many years ago.

1/4 C. butter, softened
3/4 C. sugar
2 eggs
1 tea. vanilla extract or flavoring
1/4 tea. salt
1 1/4 C. sifted flour
1/2 C. chopped nuts (optional)
Heavy-duty aluminum foil
Confectioners’ sugar (optional)
Melted chocolate (optional)

Cream the butter. Gradually add sugar, creaming well. Blend in eggs, vanilla extract or flavoring and salt. Beat well. Gradually add flour and nuts, if using; mix thoroughly.

Fold 1 yard of foil in half lengthwise. Fold the doubled foil crosswise into 1-in. pleats to make an “accordion-pleated” pan. Place foil on cookie sheet.

Drop a rounded tea.ful of dough into each fold. (During baking, the dough spreads to make 5-in. long cookies.) Bake in a preheated 325 degree F oven for 25 to 30 min. until golden-brown. Cool 10 min.

Remove cookies, and reuse foil. You may need to wipe off the foil if it looks too greasy or has too many crumbs on it. Or, you can turn the foil over and use the other side. If desired, sprinkle cookies with confectioners’ sugar or drizzle with melted chocolate.

Makes approximately 4 dozen cookies.